UConn tops; Gamecocks in survey first time in 7 years
Reigning nationwide champ UConn, Purdue and North Carolina stayed atop The Associated Press Top 25 guys’s college basketball poll for the 3rd consecutive week, while South Carolina split the rankings for the very first time in almost seven years.The Huskies earned 45 of 61 first-place votes to stay at No. 1 for the fourth straight week in Monday’s survey, while the Boilermakers topped the tallies of the 16 other voters.The top of the survey remained set after a big week that included four top-10 matchups over the weekend, with Purdue winning at Wisconsin and UNC beating rival Duke.Team Total Points 1. UConn( 45)20-2 2.
| Purdue(16) 21-2 3. | ||
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina 18-4 4. | Kansas 18-4 5. Houston 19-3 6 | . Tennessee 16-5 |
| 7. Marquette 17-5 8. Arizona 17-5 | ||
| 9. Duke 16-5 10. | Illinois 17-5 11 | |
| . Wisconsin 16-6 12. Auburn 18-4 13. Baylor 16-5 | ||
| 14. Iowa St.16-5 15. South Carolina 19-3 16 | ||
| . Alabama | 16-6 | |
| 17. Kentucky | 15-6 | |
| 18. Dayton 18-3 19. | Creighton | |
| 16-6 20. FAU 18-4 21. BYU 16-5 22 | ||
| . Utah St.19-3 23 | . Texas Tech 16-5 | |
| 24. San Diego St.17-5 25. | New Mexico | |
| 18-4 The week likewise included Kansas beating Houston, which rose the Jayhawks to No. 4 and dropped the Cougars one spot to No. 5. Tennessee | ||
| fell one spot to No. 6 | ||
| after losing in your home to the now-No | ||
| . 15 Gamecocks however | followed that with a win at Kentucky.As for South Carolina, it | |
| marked the program’s first appearance in the poll since February | 2017 | |
| . The Gamecocks joined San Diego State as | ||
| today’s brand-new additions, replacing Oklahoma and | TCU. |